Erie, Pa; Carolynn Masters, Ph.D., RN, Gannon University provost
and vice president for academic affairs, has announced new
leadership in the Morosky College of Health Professions and
Sciences.

Sarah Ewing, Ph. D. has been selected by unanimous vote to serve
as chair of the Biology Department beginning July 1. Ewing joined
Gannon in Fall 2009 as assistant professor and director of the
College's pre-professional programs, and was selected as the
inaugural recipient of Gannon University's Research Initiation
Award funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE grant
to promote women in the STEM disciplines. She received Ph.D. in
biology from North Carolina State University. Her selection comes
upon the retirement of David Gustafson who had served as department
chair for more than 25 years, a period of growth in the number of
faculty and in the volume and quality of faculty-led research.

Lisa Nogaj, Ph.D. assistant professor of chemistry, has accepted
the position of pre-professional program director. Nogaj joined
Gannon in Fall 2010 after having previously held a faculty position
at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. She received
her Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Rochester and has
been actively involved in mentoring undergraduate students in
research, additionally serving as the lead faculty on a recent NSF
grant submission to support high school outreach programs in
nanotechnology.